Birch Creek 2 Fire
The Birch Creek 2 Fire was reported on June 14, 2015 in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska and burned 16,107 acres. It was declared out on October 5, 2015. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,107 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2015
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 65.333, -144.456.
The incident
- Size
- 16,107 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2015 at 5:54 PM AKDT
- Contained
- October 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Declared out
- October 5, 2015 at 1:00 PM AKDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Yukon-Koyukuk County
- State
- Alaska
- Nearest city reported
- Circle
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,884
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2015-AKUYD-000287
- IRWIN identifier
- 32DF4286-8367-4232-8CB0-0207D2A869DA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pleasant Valley, AK covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 26, 2015 at 1:38 PM AKDT. Identifier 2015-AKUYD-000287.